List of Publications and Presentations

Publications peer reviewed

Helmich I, Saluja RS, Lausberg H, Kempe M, Furley P, Berger A, Chen J-K, Ptito A (2015). Persistent post-

concussive symptoms are accompanied by decreased functional brain oxygenation using functional

NIRS imaging. Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience [accepted].

Helmich I, Skomroch H, Lausberg H (2014). Neuropsychological functions of hand movements and gestures

change in the presence or absence of speech. Journal of Cognitive Psychology, 26(7):740–753.

Helmich I, Lausberg H (2014). Hand movements with a phase structure and gesture that depict action are

subserved by a left-hemispheric system of conceptualization. Experimental Brain Research,

232(10):3159-3173.

Beurskens R, Helmich I, Rein R, Bock O (2014). Age-related changes in prefrontal activity during walking in a

verbally and a visually demanding dual-task situation: a fNIRS study. International Journal of

Psychophysiology, 92:122–128.

Wegner M, Helmich I, Machado S, Arias-Carrión, Budde H (2014). Effects of exercise on anxiety and

depression disorders: Review of meta-analyses and neurobiological mechanisms. CNS & Neurological

Disorders – Drug Targets. Special Issue: New therapeutic options for anxiety and mood disorders,

13(6):1002-14.

Helmich I, Rein R, Niermann N, Lausberg H (2013). Hemispheric differences of motor execution: A Near-

Infrared Spectroscopy Study. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 789:59-64.

Sigwalt AR, Budde H, Helmich I, Glaser V, Ghisoni K, Lanza S, Cadore EL, Lhullier FL, de Bem AF, Hohl A,

de Matos FJ, de Oliveira PA, Prediger RD, Guglielmo LG, Latini A (2011). Molecular aspects involved

in swimming exercise training reducing anhedonia in a rat model of depression. Neuroscience. 192:661-

74.

Helmich I, Latini A, Sigwalt A, Carta MG, Machado S, Velasques B, Ribeiro P, Budde H (2010).

Neurobiological alterations induced by exercise and their impact on depressive disorders. Clinical

Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 6, 115-125.

Hussein S, Schmidt H, Volkmar M, Werner C, Helmich I, Piorko F, Krüger J, Hesse S (2008). Muscle

coordination in healthy subjects during floor walking and stair climbing in robot assisted gait training.

Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2008; 1961-4.

Publications in Review

Stuckenschneider T, Helmich I, Raabe-Oetker A, Feodoroff B, Froböse I. Active assistive but not passive forced

exercise improves gait velocity and double stride length long-term in severely affected Parkinson’s

disease patients. Gait & Posture

Helmich I, Holle H, Rein R, Lausberg H (2014). Neural correlates of tool use related gestures: a functional

NIRS study. International Journal of Psychophysiology

Publications ahead of submission

Mura G, Rocha N, Helmich I, Budde H, Machado S, Wegner M, Nardi AE, Arias-Carrión O, Vellante M, Baun

A, Patten S, Carta MG (2014). Physical activity interventions in schools for improving lifestyle

in European Countries. [Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health]

Book Chapters

Helmich I, Sassenberg U (2013). Evaluating data on movement behaviour. In: Lausberg H. Understanding Body

Movement. A guide to empirical research on nonverbal behaviour.

Proceedings

Hussein S, Schmidt H, Volkmar M, Werner C, Helmich I, Piorko F, Krüger J, Hesse S (2008). Muscle

coordination in healthy subjects during floor walking and stair climbing in robot assisted gait training.

Conference proceedings Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and

Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Conference. 02/2008; 1:1961-

1964.

Schmidt H, Volkmar M, Werner C, Helmich I, Piorko F, Krüger J, Hesse S (2007). Muscle activation patterns

of healthy subjects during floor walking and stair climbing on an end-effector-based gait rehabilitation

robot. Rehabilitation Robotics, 2007. ICORR 2007. IEEE 10th International Conference on; 07/2007

Talks

Helmich I, Saluja RS, Lausberg H, Kempe M, Furley P, Berger A, Chen J-K, Ptito A (2015). Anhaltende

Symptome nach einer Gehirnerschütterung gehen mit reduzierter Gehirnoxygenierung einher: eine

bildgebende Studie mit funktioneller NahInfraRot Spektroskopie (fNIRS). 14. Tagung der dvs-Sektion

Sportmotorik, 5.-7.3.2015, München, Germany.

Helmich I, Saluja RS, Lausberg H, Kempe M, Furley P, Berger A, Chen J-K, Ptito A (2014). Persistent post-

concussive symptoms are accompanied by decreased functional brain oxygenation. 10th NeuroVisionen

conference, September 26th, 2014, Forschungszentrum Jülich, North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW),

Germany.

Helmich I, Lausberg H (2014). Right-hand preference in gesture production is rather associated with the left-

hemispheric system for praxis generation than the lateralization for language. The International Society

for Gesture Studies (ISGS), Sixth Conference of the Society for Gesture Studies: Gesture in Interaction.

University of California, San Diego, July 8-11, 2014.

Helmich I (2014). Neural correlates of hand movements. MSH Medical School Hamburg, Germany, February 6,

2014.

Helmich I (2013). Concussion in Sports. German Sports University, Institute of Cognitive and Team/Racket

Sport Research, Germany, July, 2013.

Helmich I, Rein R, Pricci A, Lausberg H (2012). Hemispheric differences in hand movement behavior. ISOTT

2012, Bruges, Belgium, 19-23 August 2012.

Helmich I, Lausberg H, Sassenberg U (2011). Levels of Emotional Awareness und Bewegungsverhalten bei

alexithymen und nicht-alexithymen Probanden. 53. Tagung experimentell arbeitender Psychologen. 13-

16.03.2011. Halle (P. 103).

Helmich I, Lausberg H, Sassenberg U (2010). Awareness of emotions: Movement behaviour as indicator of

implicit emotional processes in participants with and without alexityhmia. Proceedings of KogWis

2010: 10th Biannual Meeting of the German Society for Cognitive Science, Potsdam, Germany (P.

169).

Helmich I, Lausberg H, Sassenberg U (2010). Bewusstheit von Emotionen: Bewegungsverhalten als Indikator

impliziter emotionaler Prozesse bei alexithymen und nicht-alexithymen Probanden. 61. Arbeitstagung

des Deutschen Kollegiums für Psychosomatische Medizin (DKPM) und 18. Jahrestagung der

Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychosomatische Medizin und Ärztliche Psychotherapie (DGPM), 2010

(P.19).

Poster Presentations

Lausberg H, Helmich I, Sassenberg U, Petermann K. (2015) Gender-Specific Implicit Emotional Processing In

Alexithymic Individuals. Deutsches Kollegium für Psychosomatische Medizin 2015, Berlin, Germany.

Helmich I, Saluja RS, Lausberg H, Kempe M, Furley P, Berger A, Chen J-K, Ptito A (2014). Persistent post-

concussive symptoms are accompanied by decreased functional brain oxygenation. fNIRS 2014

conference, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Beurskens R, Helmich I, Rein R & Bock O (2014). Age-related differences in neural activity while dual-task

walking: a fNIRS study. TeaP 2014, Conference of Experimental Psychologists; Giessen, 30.03 -

02.04.2014.

Helmich I, Hinzmann S, Skomroch H, Ihme K, Rosenberg N, Lichev V, Kersting A, Rufer M, Grabe H, Suslow

T (2013). Movement behavior as an indicator of implicit emotional processes in alexithymia.

Neuroscience, 9-13.11, 2013, San Diego, USA.

Bock, O, Beurskens, R, Helmich, I, Rein, R (2013) Prefrontal neural activation during dual-task walking in old-

age: a fNIRS study. 2. International Conference on Aging & Cognition, IfADo 2013, Dortmund,

Germany, April 25-27, 2013.

Helmich I, Lausberg H (2013). Hand movements that accompany verbal descriptions differ from those during

gestural demonstrations. Tilburg Gesture Research Meeting, Tilburg, Netherlands, June 19-21, 2013.

Skomroch H, Petermann K, Helmich I, Dvoretska D, Rein R, Kim Z-H, Sassenberg U, Lausberg H (2013).

Gender Differences in Hand Movement Behavior. Tilburg Gesture Research Meeting, Tilburg,

Netherlands, June 19-21, 2013.

Helmich I, Holle H, Rein R, Lausberg H (2013). Different cortical mechanisms of tool use related gesture

production. Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy Conference, University College London, 26.-

28.10.2012.

Raabe-Oetker A, Helmich I (2012). Evaluation des hemiparetischen Ganges im 10-Jahres-Vergleich. 117.

Jahreskongress der DGPMR 27.-29.9.2012.

Beurskens R, Helmich I, Rein R & Bock O (2012). Age-related differences in neural activity while dual-task

walking: a fNIRS study. ISPGR 2012, Trondheim, Norway, 24-29.06.2012.

Helmich I, Lausberg H (2012). Hand movement behavior with or without speech differs in its kinetic structure

of nonverbal communication. Measuring Behavior 2012, Utrecht, The Netherlands, 28-31 August 2012,

pp. 463- 465.

Helmich I, Holle H, Rein R, Lausberg H (2011). Brain oxygenation in gesture production. Differences between

tool use demonstration, tool use pantomimes and body-part-as-object. 11th International Conference on

Cognitive Neuroscience (ICON XI), 25-29 September 2011, Mallorca, Spain.

Helmich I, Lausberg H, Sassenberg U (2011). Implizite Emotionsregulation bei alexithymen und nicht-

alexithymen Probanden. 62. Jahrestagung des Deutschen Kollegiums für Psychosomatische Medizin

(DKPM) und 19. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychosomatische Medizin und Ärztliche

Psychotherapie (DGPM), 2011.

Lausberg H, Helmich I, Sassenberg U (2010). Awareness of emotions: Movement behaviour as indicator of

implicit emotional processes in participants with and without alexityhmia. Berlin Alexithymia

Conference BAC 2010, 8. & 9. 11. 2010, Berlin, Germany.

Lausberg H, Helmich I, Holle H, Heekeren HR, Kazzer P, Wartenburger I (2010). From Tool use to gesture –

Differential cortical mechanisms underlying gestural demonstrations with tool in hand, tool use

pantomimes and body-part-as-object use. 4th Conference of the International Society for Gesture

Studies (ISGS), July 25 – 30, 2010 – European University Viadrina Frankfurt/Oder.

Lausberg H, Helmich I, Sassenberg U (2010). Awareness of Emotions: Movement behaviour as an indicator of

implicit emotional processes in participants with and without alexithymia. Area C Retreat, Excellence

Cluster "Languages of Emotion", Freie Universität Berlin.

Helmich I, Latini AS, Budde H (2009). The impact of physical activity on the behaviour of rodents by using a

dexamethasone-induced rat model of depression. 14th annual Congress of the ECSS, 24.-27.06.2009,

Oslo.

Helmich I, Latini AS, Budde H (2009). Physical Activity influences depressive-like behaviour in rats. European

Workshop on Movement Science, 04.-06.06.2009, Lisbon.